Wis. firm dismantles buildings, recycles materials

9:14 PM,
Nov. 2, 2013

Used Anew owner, Larry Hutson, on ladder, Justin Creamer, left, and Brian Brueggeman work to deconstruct a barn near Mindoro on Oct. 28. The barns materials will be salvaged and sold to builders, furniture makers or crafters instead of going to a landfill.

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Allison Geyer
La Crosse Tribune

Larry Hutson remembers that while growing up on a farm west of Sparta he pulled nails out of timber and pounded them straight so they could be used again.

"My dad was very much a re-purposer," Hutson said. "People have been re-purposing materials since the beginning of time."

It's an old concept that Hutson and his wife, LuAnn, have turned into a successful startup business. Used Anew specializes in deconstructing buildings that would otherwise be demolished and recycling the materials. ...